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A rare exchange of prisoners between the US and Iran has created a new channel of communication that both sides should capitalise on – Ali Vaez of Crisis Group tells lyse doucet bbc.in/2DUWbXd

The acclaimed Iranian-American artist Shirin Neshat speaks to Razia Iqbal about the difficulties of remaining silent on US policy towards Iran: "the condition of the Iranian people is the least of their interests" 📻 🔊 bbc.in/36b9Fdq


Indian journalist Rana Ayyub tells lyse doucet the new citizenship law goes against the constitution of India "it's a plan to make sure Muslims in India live in fear" bbc.in/2SfMsDa

UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard tells Tim Franks Jamal Khashoggi's murder was a state-sponsored killing and that the international community needs 'to stop excusing Saudi Arabia for its so-called idiosyncrasies' 📻 🔊 bbc.in/2SkWSkY

Omar is on the brink of paralysis. Lebanon's economic free-fall and political deadlock leave him with desperately few options. Tim Franks spoke to Omar, his father and the local councillor, Chadi Nachabe, who is trying to raise funds for his operation. bbc.in/36VtmGZ



.David Miliband of IRC - International Rescue Committee says "The density of population in the Idlib province is now greater than the density of population on the Gaza strip which historically has been seen as one of the most confined areas in the world.” #Syria bbc.in/37o6PCm

After sanctions, protests and assassinations & with parliamentary elections imminent - what next for Iran? Is the Trump administration "max pressure" working? Farnaz Fassihi Siavush Randjbar-Daemi Sussan Tahmasebi سوسن FDD's Behnam Ben Taleblu discuss + Wendy R. Sherman bbc.in/2tZctNB


Iranian academic nargesbajoghli says survivors of Iran-Iraq war chemical attacks don’t have access to the medicines they need because of US sanctions and now the care because Iran's medical community is overwhelmed by coronavirus bbc.in/2vIuPmU


"Even before #COVID19 life was already very challenging for most people in #Gaza where 62% of the population don't know where their next meal will come from .. there is a sense of solidarity but resources are diminishing" says Najla Shawa of Oxfam International bbc.in/2JqltiV

"None of them belong in prison because they are just purely been targeted by virtue of their faith, so this is religious persecution at its worst" says Bani Dugal of Bahá'í International Community #Yemen bbc.in/2wE65g1


.🇺🇸🕉🇺🇦🟦Stevie Van Zandt☮️💙 on the death of Little Richard and the man he calls "the God of rock 'n' roll" bbc.in/35PwGDR

'Amina knew the AK-47 bullet before knowing her mother' says Najeeb Bina the surgeon who operated on the little girl's leg, which was shattered by a bullet in last week's attack on a maternity ward in Kabul #Afghanistan -- Amina's mother died in the attack bbc.in/2ZnGsfd
